Security World: 10 takeaways from Microsoft's Build conference 2014

12 portable battery chargers add life to your devices

The mainframe turns 50, or, why the IBM System/360 launch was the dawn of enterprise IT

ITworld Tonight

April 04, 2014

10 takeaways from Microsoft's Build conference 2014

Microsoft started it's Build developers conference Wednesday with a three-hour keynote. Here are some of the highlights.

Issue highlights

1. 12 portable battery chargers add life to your devices

2. The mainframe turns 50, or, why the IBM System/360 launch was the dawn of enterprise IT

3. Fifty years on, mainframer remembers 'a fantastic time to be an engineer'

4. Linus Torvalds suspends key Linux developer

5. XSS flaw in popular video-sharing site enabled DDoS attack through visitors' browsers

6. Office for iPad vs. iWork: The battle for tablet productivity

7. Scientists battle cancer with nanoballoons and lasers

8. Which Linux Mint apps can replace Windows XP software?

9. Meet Novena, the pricey PC that's open-source inside and out

12 portable battery chargers add life to your devices

The latest chargers for smartphones and tablets offer more power but less weight than last year's. READ MORE

The mainframe turns 50, or, why the IBM System/360 launch was the dawn of enterprise IT

In 1964, mainframes weren't new, but the System/360 revolutionized the computer industry. READ MORE

Fifty years on, mainframer remembers 'a fantastic time to be an engineer'

The IBM System/360 revolutionized business computing with the first set of compatible, scalable systems. READ MORE

Linus Torvalds suspends key Linux developer

An argument between developers of some of the most basic parts of Linux turned heated this week, resulting in a prominent Red Hat employee and code contributor being banned from working on the Linux kernel. READ MORE

XSS flaw in popular video-sharing site enabled DDoS attack through visitors' browsers

Attackers exploited a vulnerability in a popular video-sharing site to hijack users' browsers for use in a large-scale distributed denial-of-service attack, according to researchers from Web security firm Incapsula. READ MORE

Office for iPad vs. iWork: The battle for tablet productivity

The competing suites square off over features, file compatibility and ease of use. READ MORE

Scientists battle cancer with nanoballoons and lasers

Scientists are working with nanoballoons that are popped by lasers to target chemotherapy treatments directly at cancerous tumors. READ MORE

Which Linux Mint apps can replace Windows XP software?

In today's open source roundup: Linux Mint can be a great alternative to Windows XP, but which Mint applications should you use to replace your Windows apps? Here's a brief list of them. Plus: Wine and Linux gaming, and why GNOME 3.12 won't be included in Ubuntu 14.04. READ MORE

Meet Novena, the pricey PC that's open-source inside and out

A new computer made almost entirely from open-source hardware is now available for pre-order. But unlike open-source software, it's anything but free. READ MORE

BOOK GIVEAWAY:

We've got 5 copies of each of these new books to give to some lucky ITworld readers. Enter today for your chance to win!

Quality Code: Software Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns
Using real-world code examples, Stephen Vance introduces patterns, principles, and more than two dozen detailed techniques for testing any software system more fully, effectively, and painlessly.

Java SE8 for Programmers, 3rd Edition
Hundreds of complete Java programs with thousands of lines of proven Java code, and hundreds of tips will help you build robust applications.

DON'T MISS...

20 tech brand names you're saying wrong

10 Eclipse projects that have made waves in IT

Your new PC needs these 22 free programs

10 Chrome tab tricks

The clock in the mountain: 10 curious side projects of tech's rich and famous